Kona Lana'i - Hydraulic disk brakes?

Jigsaw

Hi folks,

I am hoping to be getting a second hand Kona Lana'i fairly soon and was thinking about upgrading it a bit. One thing that I had on my mind was hydraulic disc brakes, perhaps these;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVID-JUICY-3-HYDRAULIC-DISC-BRAKES-FRONT-REAR-160MM_W0QQitemZ140232965175QQihZ004QQcategoryZ58082QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

The thing is, I know there can be compatibility issues with some bikes and there have to a particular type of hub to mount the brakes on. As I said, the bike is a Kona Lana'i and as far as I know it is a 2005 model.

If anyone could let me know about the compatibility between the bikes and the brakes I would be very grateful.

Cheers folks

Ciaran500

Its seems to be hard to find solid info on the Kona Lana'i but from what I can see the frame, forks and hubs aren't disk brake compatible. TBH if you're buying a bike in that price range the extra money on brakes would be better spent elsewhere.

Morgan

Is this it?
http://www.konabikes.co.uk/2k5bikes/2k5_lanai.php

Hubs don't appear to be disc compatable, fork looks like it is and can't tell about the frame.

Jigsaw

Morgan wrote: »

Is this it?
http://www.konabikes.co.uk/2k5bikes/2k5_lanai.php

Hubs don't appear to be disc compatable, fork looks like it is and can't tell about the frame.

Yeah, that is it. Maybe I am being silly buying a cheap bike then speccing it up but I really want to get a bike to take advantage of the summer. Ideally I'd probably be going for a GT Avalanche 2.0 but don't have the available funds just now. Was going to get the second and bike and get a set of Rockshox followed by disc brakes. Is there really much of a difference between standard brakes and disc brakes or does it really only come into its own in the wet?

Having said that though, maybe I am making something out of nothing. I am far from being a super proficient rider and maybe getting disc brakes is a bit OTT. I don't know. Maybe I should keep an eye on adverts.ie for some good deals!!

Just that the frame seems to be standard pretty much throughout Kona hardtails and I thought I could spec the bike up in my own time to the extent that perhaps only the original frame would remain. Probably more costly in the long run but I can't afford the sort of bike I want just now.

Morgan

Depends how much you're paying for the 2nd hand bike I guess. When you factor in the cost of the brakes and a new set of wheels you might be as well off getting something else (new or s/h).

Discs really are much better than rim brakes offroad - this is Ireland after all, it's always wet somewhere.

Jigsaw

Morgan wrote: »

Depends how much you're paying for the 2nd hand bike I guess. When you factor in the cost of the brakes and a new set of wheels you might be as well off getting something else (new or s/h).

Discs really are much better than rim brakes offroad - this is Ireland after all, it's always wet somewhere.

Pissed soexcuse post. £130 for bike. Was gonna spec it up from that.

Jigsaw

Will just buy a better bike I think. And so to Ebay.